[Ed. – They’re nothing if they’re not transparent. If a Republican committee member had suffered a hangnail, the Democrats would use that as an excuse for delaying the hearings.]
Top Senate Democrats are demanding the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett be delayed after Republican Senator Mike Lee tested positive for Wuhan coronavirus.
The seeds of this idea were planted last night by the media when news broke that President Trump had also tested positive.
Barrett was tested for the disease and was found negative.
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In a statement released by Senator Lee about his diagnosis, he said he plans to move forward with the confirmation of Barrett.
“Like so many other Utahns, I will now spend part of 2020 working from home. I have spoken with Leader McConnell and Chairman Graham, and colleagues in advancing the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett in the Committee and then to the full Senate,” Lee said.
Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has no plans to delay Barrett’s hearing.
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